Grass
Grass growth rates reach 10kg DM/ha/day
Grass growth rates on farms across the country have passed 10kg DM/ha/day, figures from the Teagasc PastureBase system have shown....
Grass
Grass growth rates on farms across the country have passed 10kg DM/ha/day, figures from the Teagasc PastureBase system have shown....
Grass
Teagasc has launched its Grass10 Campaign to promote sustainable grassland excellence for Irish livestock. The campaign was unveiled by the Minister for...
Grass
Farmers have been advised to spread Nitrogen fertiliser in early spring as it has been proven to increase the grass...
N.Ireland
Over 80 farmers in Northern Ireland have applied to take part in AgriSearch’s two new, on-farm research projects – an over-subscription...
Tillage
Brome grass, in all its manifestations, is becoming a major grassland weed problem on tillage farms throughout the island of...
Grass
A new initiative launched by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will see 2017 become the ‘Year of Sustainable...
Grass
Glenarm is a new late diploid perennial ryegrass developed by AFBI at its Loughgall research in Co Armagh. Grass breeder...
Beef
Marking a scale of heights against cover values on a well-used pair of wellingtons is the easiest way to measure...
Environment
Today, October 13, represents the first ever Global Fertiliser Day to celebrate the important role fertiliser has played and will...
Grass
As we enter into the second week of closing, the effect of grazing heavier covers becomes apparent; cows are working...
Grass
Teagasc would advise to keep cattle out grazing for as long as possible, according to Drystock Adviser Keith Fahy. Acknowledging that...
Grass
Ground conditions in the north and west of the country has made grazing extremely difficult over the past two weeks....
Beef
Teagasc is predicting a further decline in suckler cow numbers between now and 2025. In its recently published Road Map...
Grass
As autumn draws in, there is plenty of planning to do for the remainder of the grazing season and indeed...
Grass
First cut silage analysis results are giving significant cause for concern, according to Gerard Butler, a director of Cappoquin-based FBA...
Dairy
Building up a substantial grass bank during the autumn months on both dairy and cattle farms is a good thing...
Grass
Grass measuring is a vital tool used on many Irish farms and at some stage or another some farmers have...
Grass
It is vital that reseeding is carried out during August, Teagasc says, due to soil conditions deteriorating as we move...